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Overhaul of town hall funding hands councils the means to boost finances

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Councils will be freed to generate greater levels of income, encouraged to support local firms and jobs and be well placed to reap the rewards of success, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said today, as he confirmed that Government will introduce major reforms enabling councils to keep a share of business rates they collect rather than [...]

MPs publish report on handling of tax disputes by HM Revenue and Customs

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The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes its 61st Report of the Session which, on the basis of evidence from the Cabinet Office and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), examined tax disputes. Report: HM Revenue and Customs 2010-11 Accounts: tax disputes Public Accounts Committee The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public [...]

Digital Britain One: Shared infrastructure and services for government online report from National Audit Office

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The Government has not in general measured the benefits delivered by its two central internet services Directgov and Business.gov, and the infrastructure service Government Gateway, which together cost some £90 million a year, according to a report by the National Audit Office. Government departments and other public bodies use Directgov, Business.gov and Gateway to provide [...]

Deputy Prime Minister – £1 billion boost to Regional Growth Fund

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The £1 billion boost to the Regional Growth Fund announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week is expected to enable the fund to support around half a million jobs in total. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will visit the North West today where he will set out further details on the boost to fund, [...]

Minister pledges to abolish ‘digital apartheid’

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Housing Minister Grant Shapps pledged to end a ‘digital apartheid’ that has meant many social tenants in England are unable to get online. Sobering estimates suggest nearly half of council and housing association tenants in England, including some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, do not have access to the internet or have [...]

Backing for mutuals to enhance public services

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New support to help staff-led mutual organisations set up and spin out from the public sector has been unveiled by Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Government wants public sector staff, tax payers and service users to benefit from the increased innovation, higher productivity and better customer satisfaction mutuals often create. These strengths [...]

Top 10 Websites in Government – Local ranked by Visits Share - Week Ending 03 December 2011

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Websites Domain Visits Share 1 Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk 18.58% 2 Transport for London – Journey Planner journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk 9.50% 3 JobCentre Online Northern Ireland www.jobcentreonline.com 1.29% 4 Hantsweb – Hampshire County Council www.hants.gov.uk 1.09% 5 Birmingham City Council www.birmingham.gov.uk 1.06% 6 Lancashire County Council www.lancashire.gov.uk 0.80% 7 West Yorkshire Metro www.wymetro.com 0.80% 8 Manchester City [...]

Top 10 Websites in Government – Central ranked by Visits Share – Week Ending 03 December 2011

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Websites Domain Visits Share 1 Met Office www.metoffice.gov.uk 22.12% 2 Directgov www.direct.gov.uk 18.83% 3 NHS Choices www.nhs.uk 9.18% 4 HM Revenue & Customs www.hmrc.gov.uk 7.00% 5 Department for Transport UK www.dft.gov.uk 1.85% 6 The National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk 1.65% 7 Companies House www.companieshouse.gov.uk 1.49% 8 Business Link www.businesslink.gov.uk 1.48% 9 Home Office – UK Border [...]

Core skills at HM Revenue and Customs

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Full report – Core skills at HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs will have to make sure its staff have the right skills if the Department is to succeed in cutting its running costs by 25 per cent by 2014-2015 and bringing in each year an extra £7 billion of tax revenue. [...]

£100m funding for superfast broadband. Will already stretched Local Authorities find capacity to match fund projects?

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The Government will invest £100 million to create up to ten ‘super-connected cities’ across the UK, with 80-100 megabits per second broadband and city-wide high-speed mobile connectivity. There will be a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and strategic employment zones to support economic growth. Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and London will all receive [...]